Artur Arazov
Artur Arazov, born 1984, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Case Eleven on the organisation of a cell of the banned organisation At-Taqfir Wal-Hijra in St. Petersburg”. Sentence (April 23, 2019): 3 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony with restriction of liberty for 1 year. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, October 4, 2020.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Extremism cases
Sentence
3 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony with restriction of liberty for 1 year
Upheld December 13, 2021
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he participated in the activities of the cell of the international religious association "At-Takfir Val-Hijra", created by Shamil Fataliev. He participated in meetings at least 65 times.
Latest event
December 13, 2021 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, October 4, 2020
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Persecution ends
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Case Eleven on the organisation of a cell of the banned organisation At-Taqfir Wal-Hijra in St. Petersburg
Criminal case
Case Eleven on the organisation of a cell of the banned organisation At-Taqfir Wal-Hijra in St. Petersburg
Other defendants in the case
- Namik Gasanbekov — At large, 3 years
- Farhad Kasimov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Kamil Kerimkhanov — At large, 3 years
- Said Latifov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Adam Molov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Idris Nurjaev — At large, 3 years
- Alexei Stepanov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Aivaz Tagiyev — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Agakerim Fataliyev — At large, 3 years
- Shamil Fataliyev — At large, 7 years
Details and sources
Full summary
He lived in St. Petersburg. No later than 1 January 2014, he was put under surveillance, his email correspondence was viewed, and his phone conversations were tapped. On 17 June 2017, he was detained in Dagestan, after which he was taken into custody in St. Petersburg on charges of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 23 April 2019, the court sentenced him to three years in a general regime colony. In June 2019, he was released from prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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